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Distance learning offers students the benefit of taking subjects that might not be available at their local school - or courses they couldn't otherwise fit into their class schedule.
Experts say everything from foreign languages to physical education can be taught online. There's even a biology course featuring virtual frog dissections in 3D!
But there are questions about how online instruction compares to teaching in traditional classrooms.
We talk with Jeff Renard, coordinator of the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative and Peter Drescher, state technology coordinator at the Department of Education about the growth in online courses for high school students.
Also, Burlington Free Press reporter Candace Page describes how the state is preparing to respond to a host of invasive threats at Vermont's doorstep; from chronic wasting disease to the emerald ash borer.
And we visit with Middlebury College student Hannah Waite who has combined her knowledge of physics and her musical talents to create an instrument called the laser harp.
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State Responds To Invasives
Burlington Free Press reporter Candace Page describes how the state is preparing to respond to a host of invasive threats at Vermont's doorstep; from chronic wasting disease to the emerald ash borer.
Physics And Music Mix In Creating Laser Harp
Middlebury College student Hannah Waite combines physics and musical talent to create an instrument called the laser harp.
At this time of year college seniors are pulling overnighters to put the finishing touches on their senior theses.
For one student at Middlebury College double-majoring in music and physics, those finishing touches don't involve spell check and endnotes. They involve a hammer and nails and complicated computer programming. Because this thesis is the construction of a laser harp! VPR's Jane Lindholm paid a visit and brought back these photos.
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